I made my bed in the lee of a stout little juniper, but Schad, fond of wind and rain and discomfort,made his on the crest. Then we huddled together to cook noodles and tuna, with a Kahlúa chaser.
April 2, 1987
News & Stories
San Diego's he-man Jerry Schad – the rougher it gets, the better he likes it
Unruly sailors in a makeshift navy: the war on the Mekong
"Serenko, Michael J., Navy!” “Here, Sir!” “Your flight leaves at midnight. Get your shots over there!" "Yes, Sir!" Yes, Sir, shit! I thought to myself. I took care of it myself while I was on …
April 2, 1987
Engineer claims damage from PCBs at Westgate Hotel
George Gueria was an engineer at the posh Westgate Hotel on Second Avenue downtown from 1978 to 1984. now he's designated by the Social Security Administration as "totally disabled." he contends in a lawsuit filed …
April 2, 1987
Life and death on an eight-hour shift
Mr. Ellington is furious. He’s just been talked to about the dangers of smoking in the presence of running oxygen. Fortunately, he’s out of cigarettes, but he’s demanding more and is ready to “blow this joint up.”
April 2, 1987
Craftsman Richard Latrobe-Bateman rants at Mesa College
"I can't just talk about my subject," began Richard Latrobe-Bateman. "I must talk about my view of the world is that I think we're actually doomed." This got the attention of the audience. A man …
April 2, 1987
Lux Bookstore takes doors back off its peep shows
Rick Ford has seen the future of adult peep shows, and it's a box-office disaster. While Ford's competitors in the adult bookstore business were fighting a city ordinance that requires the removal of doors from …
April 2, 1987